Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-05
MARTINS FERRY.

b. Exley & Co. have contracted with
Conrod Long to have their planning mills on
Hanover street covered with q new tin
roof. A force of men were at work yes,
terday tearing of the old tar and gravel
roof.
Flicker Co.'S has struck his old time gait,
and got on a regular pension bust on
Monday night and amused himself by
throwing stones at the people in his neigh
borhood. Officer Murphy locked him up;
he will be brought before the Mayor this
morning.
"a man named Robert Waltenburg, en-
ployed as a stone cutter ut the water works
power house, was robbed OF 500 while
asleep in his bed at CarsoD's boarding
house, near the Laughlin mill, on Monday
night. W~altenburg is a very peculiar in
diyidual, and while able TO 10 his work
well, and is q very peaceahle citizen, he is
very Eighty and is OF rather unsound mind.
He is q temperate man, and had saved the
500 stolen from him out of his earnings
during the summer. He had a
peculiar fashion Of putting all
his money into his hip pocket and sleeping
on his back with his trousers on, so that
his wealth might be safe. On Monday
night he took off his trousers when he
went to bed, for the first time in a long
while, and AS q result had his pocket
picked as above stated. Suspicion has
been turned towards several, and the
police notified of the loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Dean and family
were in COleraine yesterday attending the
funeral of Harry Taylor.
Miss Minnie Colts left yesterday for
GAINESVILLE to visit Mrs. Lsshley Arch.
Mrs. Tie Huskins left yesterday for
| Maryland TO spend the winter with friends.
Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Sims, relatives of
Mrs. Louis Swartz, left yesterday for their
homes in Canada after an extended visit in
this city.
Mr.. Paul Morrison will entertain n num-
bel Of his friends at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Capt. Abram Lash, on Friday even
ing
About one hundred and twenty-five Mar
tins Ferry people left for Pittsburg OF the
early morning train on the c. & p. yes
terday. They were followed by as many
more later in the day.
Alex. Linn, the Hanover street saloon
keeper, struck lucky snap in the Louisiana
State Lottery in the September drawing,
He held ticket No. 4S, 900 and received
notice yesterday that he had drawn 81 900.
An unknown woman was locked up by
Marshal Burns at the instance Of a number
of people on North Fifth street, this morn
ing. In seems that she had been knock
ing at peoples doors during the night in a
prOmiscuous way, which was very annoy
ing to the residents of that part Of town.
From her actions she was thought to be
either drunk or crazy
On Sunday Philip Smith, while decapi-
tating u chicken with a Ratchet, missed
his mark, and cut a bad cash in his left
hand.
Mr.. 7. J. Thomas, the new agent Of the
e. K b. OF this city, has formally taken
charge of the business, and is acquaintiDg
himself with the shippers aud people. So
far he has created n very favorable inn
preston, aud will in all probability be
able to please the roads patrons.
Daniel Reardon, Of New Brighton, Pa
is in the city spending n few days with
friends.
The Laughlin mill closed down at IL
o'clock yesterday morning for want OF
water, some part Oftheir pumping apparatus
giving out.
J. Il. Hanes was in Marshal county, w.
Va yesterday, erecting u monument.